pull off

lograr, conseguir

Conseguir hacer algo difícil o que parecía poco probable.

En inglés sencillo: To succeed in doing something difficult or unlikely.

• I think we can pull it off.
• The team pulled off an unexpected win.
• How did she pull off such a difficult trick?

Cómo se usa: pull something off (Nobody expected us to pull it off.)

Sinónimos: achieve, accomplish, manage

Antónimos: fail

Expresiones frecuentes: pull off victory, pull off something

quitar, arrancar

Quitar algo sujetándolo y tirando de ello.

En inglés sencillo: To remove something by holding it and pulling it away.

• He pulled off his boots.
• She pulled the label off the jar.
• Can you pull off the lid?

Cómo se usa: pull something off (She pulled her wet socks off.); pull something off something (He pulled a sticker off the window.)

Sinónimos: remove, take off

Expresiones frecuentes: pull off boots, pull off something

salir de la carretera, apartarse

Conducir hacia el borde de una carretera o salir de ella para tomar otra.

En inglés sencillo: To drive from a road onto its side or onto another road.

• Pull off here and stop.
• We pulled off the road near a petrol station.
• The driver pulled off onto a narrow track.

Cómo se usa: pull off a road (We pulled off the highway to check the map.); pull off onto something (She pulled off onto a quiet side road.)

Sinónimos: turn off

Expresiones frecuentes: pull off safely, pull off here

arrancar, marcharse

Empezar a moverse y alejarse en un vehículo.

En inglés sencillo: To start moving away in a vehicle.

• The car pulled off slowly.
• Our bus pulled off before he reached the stop.
• She waved as the taxi pulled off.

Sinónimos: pull away, drive away

Antónimos: stop

Expresiones frecuentes: pull off slowly, pull off quickly